GIOTV reports that gunmen have attacked the Hilltop International Premium Hotel at Tunga-Maje in the Gwagwalada area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
It was gathered that the gunmen, during the attack which occurred on Tuesday, engaged policemen at the hotel in a gun battle and killed one of the cops.A source disclosed that three persons, who lodged in the hotel, were injured, while one of them was hit by a stray bullet. GIOTV had in June reported that unknown gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Friday Makama, and eight others from the same hotel.
However, a source, while speaking on the latest attack on Wednesday, disclosed that the assailants shot at the hotel doors to gain access.“They came around 11pm; they were many. We had closed for the day and locked everywhere. They shot at the doors and shot the person they abducted before taking him away.
“Three people were injured. One of them, a bullet hit him while in his room. Policemen have been coming to our hotel since the last attack; the hoodlums met them and engaged them in a gun battle.“They didn’t do anything to us, but we were flogged. People that were injured were those who came to lodge,” the source said.
As gathered by GIOTV, the incident was confirmed by the FCT Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Josephine Adeh.Adeh, who noted that a policeman was killed during the attack, said, “Suspected kidnappers were carrying out their operations and our policemen foiled their attack and engaged them in a gun battle. Unfortunately, one of our men paid the supreme price. One other person was injured.”